National Health (Continued Dispensing – Emergency Measure) Determination 2023
3.01General
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3.01 General
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 89A(3)(b) of the Act, the conditions specified in this Part are determined to be the conditions that must be satisfied when making a supply (the requested supply) of a pharmaceutical benefit to a person (the patient) requesting the supply without a prescription in accordance with subsection 89A(1) of the Act. (2) In this Part: (a) a reference to the PBS prescriber is a reference to the PBS prescriber who most recently prescribed the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit to the patient; and (b) a reference to “the pharmaceutical benefit” in sections 3.03, 3.05, 3.06 and 3.07 includes a reference to a pharmaceutical benefit that is a Schedule equivalent.